Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
It looked like a fun night at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles for this year’s Oscars.
There were many famous (and not-so-famous) talented people, excellent work celebrated, and a few most-deserving awards handed out.
People in general who presented and accepted awards, along with host Ellen DeGeneres, were great – home runs if you will – along with one clear miss.… Read the rest
“Never confuse a single failure with a final defeat.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
We’ve all been there. You too.
The rumors and gossip are swirling.
The job or organization fit that your colleague/ coworker / friend hoped would work out looks like it won’t.
And now people treat them as they’re leaving under their own power as if they’re radioactive and there’s a do not disturb sign on their forehead.
Do you approach them and offer a hand, a hug or help or do you keep your distance?… Read the rest
You know them when you see them – which is seldom – and fully appreciate them after they’re gone and not when you have a chance to know them.
They are the type of people who rare; people by dint of background, experience, situation, skills or simply by being who are highly unique in a world where many of us are commodity plug and play.… Read the rest
It’s not Flo Rida, but like a lot of little things that add up to make a huge difference, where you put offices and people is critical for all sorts of reasons.
You want to hit the sweet spot.
Time zones, for example.
A recent call with a colleague left me chuckling as she walked me through the logic of her Shanghai-headquartered company putting their US marketing and sales office in New Jersey.… Read the rest
She has been dead for over a decade and I still remember the first time we met as if it was yesterday.
Over 70, she summoned me from across Liberty Street with a wave of her hand as I wondered what a stranger was doing motioning to me. Newly moved from Chicago, it was definitely not something that would happen in the Windy City unless the person was psychotic.… Read the rest